Basic Biological Research on Biodiversity Ministry of Education, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
A project on Basic Biological Research on Biodiversity Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japan has started, from 2002, The 21st Century COE (Center of Exellence) Program. The aim is to support
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The 21st Century COE Program of Kyoto University
As one of the 21st Century COE programs, School of Biological Science, Primate Research Institute, and Center for Ecological Research have initiated the “Formation of a strategic base for the multidisciplinary biodiversity study”. This project aims to promote world-class research by unifying field research with new developments in molecular biology, to construct a basic academic p gy, discipline of “Biodiversity Science”, and implement postgraduate education under a unified system of macroscopic and microscopic education under a unified system of macroscopic and microscopic biology.
Current organization
Organization of our COE
Zoology T Nishida (Anthropology) M H i (E
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Biophysics T Miyata (Theory) Y F ji hi (St
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Botany H Tobe (Taxonomy) K Okada (G
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M Hori (Ecology) M Imafuku (Ethology) N Satoh (Embryology) Y Fujiyoshi (Structure) Y Shichida (Physiology) K Okada (Genetics) I Nishimura (Cell) A Nagatani (Physiology)
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Q Zhang (Radiation) K Makabe (Embryology) T Araki (Genetics) Primate Research Primate Research I tit t I tit t Center for Ecological Center for Ecological R h R h Institute Institute T Matsuzawa (Cognition) N Shigehara (Morphology) Research Research N Yamamura (Theory) K Kitayama (Tropics) N Shigehara (Morphology) N Masataka (Behavior) O Takenaka (Molecule) K Kitayama (Tropics) T Nagata (Lakes) I Tayasu (Matter cycle) J T k b hi M Hayashi (Neurobiology) J Takabayashi (Chemistry)
Red letters: “Macro” biologists, Blue letters: “Micro” biologists
By systematic linking of 4 research areas we establish interdisciplinary By systematic linking of 4 research areas, we establish interdisciplinary biodiversity studies integrating macroscopic and microscopic biology
Molecular Basis of Evolutionary Mechanism Molecular Basis of Biodiversity Satoh, Sato, Okada, Evolutionary Mechanism
Miyata, Zhang, Araki, Nishimura, Nagatani, Fujiyoshi, Shichida, Takenaka Takabayashi Hayashi, Yamamura Takenaka, Takabayashi Ecosystem Structure
Human Evolution and Biodiversity Hori, Imafuku, Tobe, Kitayama, Nagata, Tayasu Nishida, Matsuzawa, Masataka, Shigehara
Affiliation Red: Graduate School of Science Blue: Primate Research Institute Green: Center for Ecological Research
Diversity of Primates as Man’s Relatives
Joint research of taxonomical, morphological, behavioral, and genetic studies are going on Field study has revelaled astonishingly variable diversity of behavior are going on. Field study has revelaled astonishingly variable diversity of behavior among chimpanzees.
Behavioral Diversity and Genetic Polymorphism
Scale-eating fish of Lake Tanganyika has their mouth distorted right or left, depending on the side from which they attack prey. Genetic basis of mouth laterality i b i ht f is being sought for.
Plant Morphological Diversity and Its Moleculars Basis
There are genes that determine the lengths of roots Forest consisting of trees There are genes that determine the lengths of roots. Forest consisting of trees having roots of various lengths is important for the conservation of ecosystem and biodiversity.
Relation of Morphological Diversity w ith Gene Diversity
Explosive diversification of animals (Cambrean explosion) did not depend th f ti f b t th f th ld th t h d l d
existed.
Domestic field sites
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Kiso Re se a rc h F
Sa ka moto
L a ke Biwa Re se a rc h Ship L a ke Biwa Re se a rc h Ship
（Pe riodic a l Obse rva tions
Pe riodic a l Obse rva tions） Prima te Re se a rc h Institute Prima te Re se a rc h Institute Ce nte r for E c olog ic a l Re se a rc h Ce nte r for E c olog ic a l Re se a rc h Sc hool of Biolog ic a l Sc ie nc e Sc hool of Biolog ic a l Sc ie nc e Se to Ma rine Biolog ic a l Sta tion Se to Ma rine Biolog ic a l Sta tion Koshima Sta tion Ya kushima Re se a rc h F
Ya kushima Re se a rc h F
Bossou Bossou Ndoki Ndoki Ka linzu Ka linzu Mouka la ba Mouka la ba Wa mba Wa mba Na c hola Na c hola
Arusha Arusha
Mupulung u Mupulung u Ma ha le Ma ha le p g p g
Lambir (L
Mt Kinabalu （4000m）
Ca nopy c ra ne Wa lkwa y Me c ha nism of c oe xiste nc e
Influe nc e of te mpe ra ture a nd sa lt supply on dive rsity pa tte rns by inve stig a tion a t
Simulta ne ouw flowe ring 8 plots tha t diffe r in he ig ht
Crane Syste m Walkway (Nature , Jan.2002)
Ecosystem Structure
Evolutionary Mechanism f Bi di it
Vinyl Houses inside
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Beehaives
Experimental Ponds (8 duplicates)
DNA Analizing System Ratio Mass Spectrometor for Natural Abundance of Stable Isotope (ＩＲＭＳ）
have cooper ated
Upg ra de stude nt’s Ac a de mic le ve l Unde rg ra dua te c ourse
Postg ra dua te c ourse Support stude nts’ e c onomic ba sis Inte rna tiona l Symposia E mployme nt of top- le ve l fore ig n Sc ie ntists Biodive rsity- re la te d Subje c ts Mode l Curric ulum E mployme nt of Ma ny T A RA
Inte r- la b c ourse f N Ma ny T A, RA, Post- doc , a nd Re se a rc h supporte rs
for Ne wc ome rs L a b a nd F ie ld Re se a rc h Study a broa d E xc ha ng e of t d t Pre se nta tion of pa pe r a t me e ting h ld b d Summe r F ie ld Work Course in Y k hi ill stude nts he ld a broa d Ya kushima villa g e
Objective of the training will be focused on the insect-specimens collected during IBOY Objective of the training will be focused on the insect specimens collected during IBOY sampling at GHNP, including: (1) lecture on 4 selected orders of insect (Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Hymenoptera), (2) sorting and/or mounting, (3) identification and counting the individual number at family level of selected orders, (4) arranging data for preparing manuscripts, (5) construction of data management system, including digital database.
I t l b d ti Inte r- la b e duc a tion prog ra m for ne w stude nts 5 fie ld study proje c ts
T ra ve l e xpe nse s Post- doc s, RA, T A, E xpe rime nta l Re se a rc h supporte rs E xpe rime nta l a ppa ra tus E xpe nda ble s E xpe nda ble s
1. 1. Integration of Macroscopic and Microscopic Integration of Macroscopic and Microscopic Research Research P ti f ld t l l h ・Promotion of world-top level research ・Exploration of research area of the next generation 2 Upbringing Creative Talents 2 Upbringing Creative Talents
・Union of field work and lab work ・Researchers and biodiversity experts Researchers and biodiversity experts
・Collapse of ecosystem ・What human nature is “Formation of the Base for Biodiversity Science” “Formation of the Base for Biodiversity Science”